Population Density of the World (1990-2015)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Population Density of the World, 1990-2015 (WMS)

This animation shows the population density of the world in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, as well as a projected population density map in 2015. These figures have been adjusted to match United Nations totals. The most dramatic differences in population are not readily visible in this animation because they are located in cities. The maximum population density in 1990 was about 79,000 people per square kilometer, while the estimated maximum population density in 2015 will be about 236,000 people per square kilometer. Developing areas in Africa, Latin America, and Asia change the most visibly.

This animation shows the population density for 1990, 1995, and 2000, and the estimated population density in 2015.

Metadata

  • Sensor

  • Animation ID

    2912

  • Video ID

    None

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Eric Sokolowsky

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2005/05/16

  • Scientist

    David Rogers (Oxford University), Bob Venezia (NASA/HQ)

  • Datasets

    Gridded Population of the World (Version 3 Beta)

  • Keywords

    GCMD--EARTH SCIENCE--Human Dimensions--Population--Population Distribution

  • DLESE Subject

    Human geography

  • Georeference Data

    Geographic Projection: Latitude extents -58, 85. Longitude extents -180, 180.

  • Animation Type

    Regular

  • Other Credits

    Gridded Population of the World (GPW), Version 3: 1990, 1995, 2000. Gridded Population of the World: Future Estimates, 2015. Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO); and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), 2005. Available at (http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw).